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Ahead of this year’s Spring Festival, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited a community canteen at an apartment complex for seniors to learn about local efforts to improve public convenience services and elderly care. He also had a warm conversation with delivery workers taking a break at the canteen, asking about their work and daily lives. Xi stressed that Party committees and governments at all levels must care for them and provide better services to support their lives, work and education. The year 2026 marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Xi once pointed…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) has established a modern beeswax foundation sheet production unit at the Honey Bee Research Institute (HBRI) of the National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), operating under the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC). Traditional manual production methods commonly used in Pakistan’s beekeeping sector often result in non-standard and unhygienic wax foundations, leading to lower productivity and increased risks of diseases within bee colonies. The newly established facility, with a production capacity of 450 wax foundation sheets per hour, is the first modern unit of its kind in Pakistan. Established with Turkish…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : During meeting with Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed at the Russian-sponsored Eurasian Security Forum, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov praised ‘Pakistan’s proactive and positive role in promoting peace between Iran and the United States to end this needless War’. Senator Mushahid, who is Co-Chairman of International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), briefed the Russian Foreign Minister on Pakistan’s sustained efforts for Peace Diplomacy which has earned the country the trust, respect and confidence of both protagonists. Lavrov referred to ‘new realities’ in the wake of the Iran War especially noting the significance of the Quartet of Pakistan,…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : Under the auspices of the Pakistan Cultural Forum, renowned literary, cultural, social, and business personality Zafar Bakhtawari hosted a dinner at his residence in honor of distinguished Uzbek scholars and writers Professor Tash Mirza and Professor Mukhaya Abdul Rahman. A large number of eminent personalities from literary, academic, diplomatic, cultural, and social circles attended the gathering, including Professor Fateh Muhammad Malik, Professor Dr. Saleem Mazhar, Professor Dr. Najeeba Arif, Professor Qaisra Alvi, Adil Mirza, Farman Ali, Tahir Farooq, Naeem Khan, Shahbaz Chohan, and other distinguished guests. Addressing the occasion, Zafar Bakhtawari said that he respects and…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif began his four-day visit to China on Saturday with the signing of cooperation documents linking Punjab with Zhejiang province and establishing a joint technology research centre, as Islamabad seeks deeper business, technology and industrial cooperation with Beijing under CPEC 2.0. The prime minister arrived in Hangzhou, where Zhejiang province’s Vice Governor Xu Weng­u­ang received him at Hang­zhou Xiaoshan Interna­t­ional Airport, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said. China’s Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong and Pakistan’s Ambas­sador to China Khalil Hashmi were also present. During a meeting with Communist Party of China (CPC) Zhejiang Provincial Committee Secretary Wang…

ISLAMABAD ( DI NEWS) : In a major breakthrough for Pakistan’s mineral sector, Pak Salt Corporation has signed a long-term strategic cooperation agreement with the China National Salt Industry Group. This historic partnership aims to revolutionize the mining, processing, and global distribution of Pakistan’s vast rock salt reserves. The agreement was successfully finalized through the effective facilitation of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), alongside key institutional support from the Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division). By bringing together leading Chinese, Pakistani, and North American enterprises under one platform, the SIFC has played a pivotal role in strengthening Pakistan’s business framework…

Pakistani and Chinese companies signed agreements and memorandums of understanding worth more than seven billion dollars to promote cooperation and investment in various sectors. The agreements and MoUs were signed during the Pakistan-China B2B Investment Conference on IT & Telecom, battery energy storage systems (BESS) and agriculture in Hangzhou, China on Sunday. While speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif invited the Chinese companies and entrepreneurs to relocate their industries and businesses to Pakistan, enter into joint ventures with the local firms, and benefit from the country’s investor-friendly policies, describing the initiative as a “win-win model” for both…

Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a meeting to exchange views on the latest diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the US-Israel war on Iran, the Iranian government said. “Field Marshal Asim Munir met FM in Tehran to discuss diplomatic efforts aimed at preventing further escalation and promoting peace, stability, and security in West Asia,” the government of Iran wrote on X. The meeting, which lasted late into Friday night, focused on the latest diplomatic initiatives aimed at preventing further escalation and ending the conflict, according…

MOSCOW: A fire broke out at an oil depot in the southern Russian port of Novorossiysk following a Ukrainian drone attack, the city’s mayor said on Saturday. “As a result of falling UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) debris, a fire broke out at the oil depot. Several technical and administrative buildings caught fire. Fragments of the drones also fell onto the fuel terminal site,” Mayor Andrey Kravchenko wrote on Telegram. Two people were wounded, he added. Novorossiysk handles around a fifth of Russia’s crude oil shipments and is the country’s largest export hub on the Black Sea. Russia’s defence ministry said…

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has approved a Rs50,000 fine for people throwing sacrificial waste and animal remains in streets and neighbourhoods during Eidul Azha. The decision was taken during a video-link meeting chaired by the chief minister, where a comprehensive plan for foolproof cleanliness arrangements across Punjab during Eidul Azha was finalized. The meeting also decided to establish vigilance squads to monitor and prevent the dumping of waste and animal remains at prohibited locations. Maryam Nawaz directed authorities to launch a widespread public awareness campaign to discourage citizens from disposing of sacrificial remains at restricted places. She further instructed…